Kelsey Kingsley's Blog
February 29, 2024
Signed paperbacks are available!
Hey guys! It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote a post on here. Maybe I should remedy that at some point. I’ve always enjoyed blogging, but you know, mom life, author life, and just…life don’t often allow for me to write entries as regularly as I want to. But maybe I should make that more of a priority?
Anywho, we’ll mull that over. In the meantime, I wanted to let you know that I finally offer signed paperbacks, if you were interested! I don’t offer every book I’ve ever written at the moment, but my inventory might change depending on interest. In the meantime, I DO offer signed book plates though for the paperbacks you might already own (book plates are signed stickers that you can stick inside your books).
All righty, time to get back to writing book baby #20.
November 11, 2021
Hoping for Hemingway is LIVE!!!
Sometime in the spring, I watched a Hemingway documentary on PBS. Sometime between the beginning and the end, I began to daydream about a woman named Clara. An older woman, somewhere in her forties. Someone picky with high standards, who has never found a man worthy of her affections. Until she meets a younger man named August. A writer with the same love for the classics, who also has a love for falling in love.
Then, Hoping for Hemingway was born, and now, it’s out in the world.
You can find it on Amazon (Kindle, paperback, and KU). I hope you love it as much as I do.
June 17, 2021
A Circle of Crows is live!
I know I don’t post nearly as often as I should here, and I know this book isn’t my usual thing. But I have always wanted to write a romantic mystery, and I have always wanted a character akin to Odd Thomas (Dean Koontz) or Richard Jury (Martha Grimes). So, I wrote one, and Alec Brodie is hands down my favorite character to date.
If you are into murder mysteries and swoony Scotsmen, then I would love if you’d check this one out. It is special, and I hope you love it.
January 12, 2020
Warrior Blue is here!
This right here is my most special book yet. I wrote it directly from my soul, and I grew with every word written. I am so beyond excited for it to finally be out in the world, and I cannot wait for you to read it.
So, if you’re into…
Emotional, gripping stories,
Poetry-writing, brooding, tattooing anti-heros,
Strong, optimistic leading ladies,
Unpredictable twists & twins,
Family drama,
…then this might just be the book for you.
August 26, 2019
Forget the Stars is LIVE!
GUESS WHAT! My latest novel, FORGET THE STARS, is now available for purchase on Amazon and free with Kindle Unlimited.
So, if you’re into…
Second Chances.
Rock Stars.
Vulnerable Heroes.
Friends-to-Lovers
…this might be the book for you.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD NOW
**From August 26 to September 26, 2019, 10% of ALL proceeds will be donated to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.**
August 2, 2019
I’m having a book sale, y’all!
Attention, romance lovers everywhere!
I have TWO books for 99 cents right now. That’s right – TWO. Daisies & Devin and The Life We Wanted are each only 99 cents for a very, very limited time. So, if you’ve been just dying to check out a couple of my favorite rock stars, now’s the perfect time to get on this boat.
August 1, 2019
I’ll never say when.
If everything could ever feel this real forever,
If anything could ever be this good again,
The only thing I’ll ever ask of you,
You gotta promise not to stop when I say…
Foo Fighters, “Everlong”
Two years ago today, I published my first book.
You know what? Let me rewind a little bit.
I remember the first time I got an email from Amazon that they were allowing people to publish their own books onto the Kindle. Kindle Publishing… Man, I’ve been signed up for those emails since they were available. But there was always that voice in my head telling me I wasn’t ready, wasn’t good enough, wasn’t confident enough. I was never enough.
And just so you know, there was nobody telling me this. Nobody but me. I was holding me back.
Until Diana Gabaldon (yes, that Diana Gabaldon) told me to “just finish the book” I’d been working on for years, and with those words, it was like someone turned on a light somewhere. I finished the book. Then, I made the choice to self-publish and put to use all those emails I’d been getting in my inbox for years. Danny designed the cover. My friend Jess edited. Jessica Park spent hours of her time helping me along in ways I’m still not sure I deserved. I was so lucky to have this incredible group of people backing me up, and in the middle of it all, I decided to release my first book on Adam Duritz’s birthday (Counting Crows, anyone?).
And so, on August 1st, 2017, I released Holly Freakin’ Hughes.
How the hell is it possible that two years has passed since that day? I remember being terrified that nobody would ever read about a sarcastic bastard or a down-on-her-luck babysitter. I remember the nerves and the pep talks I’d receive from Jessica and Jewel E. Ann. I remember the excitement of my first book sales, of realizing that my book was sitting on someone’s Kindle.
Mine. Mine.
God.
A lot has changed since August 1st, 2017. I’m sitting on a published pile of eight, almost nine, books. Thousands and thousands of my stories are sitting on shelves and Kindles all over the fucking world. I’ve seen my books with bestseller flags. I’ve made so many friends. So, so many, I’m afraid to name anybody and leave someone out. But trust me when I say, I have such a beautiful network of people to learn from, to lean on, to find inspiration in.
I’ve been so lucky, but you know what? It hasn’t been all sunshine and unicorn farts. There’s been frustration. There’s been struggle. There’s been stress and sleepless nights. But I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything, because I love every single aspect of this life more than I can ever express into words. But I’m gonna try.
Every single one of my books has changed my life in some way. I love every one of my characters like they’re members of my own family. That being said, a little over a year ago, I saw the Foo Fighters in concert for the first time. I’ve never been more emotional at a concert before in my life, and “Everlong” was given new meaning. I was so inspired by that show, by that song, that I wrote a book inspired by it.
Six months ago today, I released The Life We Wanted. And God, I had no idea if anybody would want to read about an obnoxious, unfiltered drummer and how he fell in love with the aunt of his recently discovered son. I just knew I loved him, and I figured, if I love him, maybe someone else will, too. And as it turns out, that book, that story, that idiot Sebastian, changed everything about my life. And I never want it to stop, not even when I say, “When.”
I’ll never say, “When.”
July 23, 2019
Hey! Book Bloggers!
So, I have a new book coming soon. Like, really soon. Like, next month soon. And while I always love and appreciate the support I receive for my books with every release, I really need help in spreading the word about this one.
If you’re a fan of The Life We Wanted, Daisies & Devin, and Tell Me Goodnight, then you might remember a certain band member by the name of Chad Wilcox, or Chaddington Bear. My next novel, Forget the Stars, is all about him, the rediscovered relationship with his childhood best friend, and his battle with IBD (inflamatory bowel disease).
I wrote this book with the intention of focusing on something that nobody would ever expect to read about in a love story, given the nature of the disease. I wanted to challenge the social stigmas and show readers and sufferers that there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about. And I did it. And I’m really, really freakin’ proud of what I’ve done.
I would love for any and all book bloggers to help me spread the word about this story. So, if you’re interested and want to help me release this second chance, rock star, friends-to-lovers romance, please sign up for the cover reveal and release blitz with the link below.
Thanks, y’all.
SIGN UP HERE
May 24, 2019
Tell Me Goodnight is LIVE!
My next book, TELL ME GOODNIGHT, is available NOW! This might be one of my highest praised books, or at least according to my ARC readers. I’m very excited about this one, and incredibly proud that I can call it mine.
So, if you’re into…
Sensitive musicians Single dads Poetic prose Emotional romance Cranky grandmas Moody cats named Harriett
…then this might be for you.
April 19, 2019
Tell Me Goodnight Cover Reveal!
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So, I don’t know if you knew this or not, but I have a new book coming.
I kinda always have a book coming, don’t I?
Anyway, today I’m here to reveal the cover for said book. It’s called Tell Me Goodnight and it’s coming soon. You can add it to your Goodreads TBR now, so you’ll be updated of its release when it’s available.
BLURB
Tessa Lang has dreams of becoming the world’s next great author of horror novels. So, when she’s given the opportunity to write full-time, she sets out to do just that.
There’s just one little problem.
She’s not scary. At all.
It seems that her plans are ruined, until she meets heartbroken pianist, Jon O’Dell and his three little girls. Suddenly, she finds herself full of inspiration, and with the advice from her grandmother and best-selling novelist, M.L. Lang, Tessa decides to write what her heart wants – romance.
But as her novel moves steadily along, relationships start to develop, and Jon’s heart begins to mend, Tessa finds herself facing another unexpected dilemma.
What happens when you fall in love with your muse?
